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S. ROSS. HEEL FORMER'AND NAIL DRIVER.

Patented 001;. 20, 1896.

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UNITED STATES SIMON ROSS, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO MANUFACTURINGCOMPANY,

PATENT OFFIcE.

THE ROSS-MOYER OF SAME PLACE.

HEEL-FORM ER AND NAIL-DRIVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 569,938, dated October20, 1896. Application filed March 16, 1896. Serial No. 583,394. (Nomodel.)

.To (0Z5 whOm it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMON ROSS, residing at Cincinnati, in the county ofHamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Heel-Formers and Nail-Drivers, of which the following isa specification.

'My invention comprises a shoe heel-forming and nail-driving machine.

The object of my invention is to provide a machine in which the liftsforming the heel are placed within a mold, which is made sectional, onesection of which is operated by a power-moving device, which compressesthe lifts circumferentially against the stationary section, and thenwhile they are in this position a nailing-head is moved into positionand a nail-driver is driven by a blow to fasten the lifts together. Thenthe sectional mold is moved to allow the removal of the completed heel.

The features of my invention will be more fully set forth in thedescription of the accompanying drawings, making a part of thisspecification, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section,of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is asection on line y 1 Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section on line x 00, Fig. 2,showing the nail-driver in position after the nails have been driven.Fig. 5 is a detailed sectional view of the nailing-head. Fig. 6 is aperspective view, partly in section, of the nail-driver detached fromthe nailing-head. Fig. 7 is a detail of a modification of thenailing-head stop.

In the preferred form of construction the heel-machine is shown assupported upon a table A, and the base of the machine is adapted to beattached to the table by anchorbolts a.

C represents the bed of the machine.

D represents a sectional mold-plate secured to the bed of the machineand recessed in the form of half of a heel. This plate is of sufficientthickness to inclose the heel-lifts of in full lines, Fig. 2, theheel-plate E is moved up into the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, andthe heel-lif ts are compressed between the heel-forming sections D E.hen the lever is turned in the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2,the spring I, hearing against the guideblock G, moves it outward andopens the sec tional mold, allowing the heel to be readily taken out.This is the preferred form of devices for moving the heel-section E.

K represents a nailing head supported upon a rod L.

M represents a retractile spring attached to the rod L and to the tablein such a manner that the head K is normally lifted up, so that saidhead is free to be swung around. The said nailing-head is pierced with aseries of holes 0 for the nails. 02 represents the nails which aredropped into said holes.

N represents the nail-driver, which is provided with rods or mandrels O,which, when the driver is placed in position, rest upon the ends 'of thenails 7%. The nails are driven by a blow struck upon the head P of thedriver N.

In the preferred form of construction the hook p is vertically under thehook r, and the strain of the spring holds the nailing-head in theposition shown in Fig. 2. In this position the nailinghead rests uponthe posts .9. When the operator takes hold of the driver, it is readilyswung around on the swiveling rod L, bringing the spring M into theposition shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1, and this brings thenailing-head, with the holes 0, vertically over the lifts to be nailed.The treadle R can then be depressed so as to bring the nailinghead downupon the lifts. The driver is then the heel, and if the nails are longenough they will come in contact with the bed 0 and be turned orclenched. \Vhen the operator releases his foot from the treadle R, thespring will automatically raise the rod L, carrying the nailing-head,and swing it around automatically in the position shown in Fig. 2.

In Fig. 71 have shown a modification of the post S, which serves as arest or stop for the nailing-head. In the modification I provide a lugV, which projects up above the plane of the nailing-head. The rear edgewill serve as a stop to limit the movement of the nailinghead asitmovesaround to the position shown in Fig. 2. The side of said lug will serveas a stop for the front end of the nailing-head, so that it will becentrally over the lifts. This is quite advantageous when the heel-liftsare made of several pieces. If the heel is to be made of a series oflifts, each lift formed of one piece, a less number of nails arerequired to hold the lifts together than when the lifts are formed ofseveral pieces or sections.

In the operation the handle of the driver serves as a convenient meansfor bringing the nailinghead into position for nailing the heelliftstogether. hen the treadle is depressed, the nailing head is broughtfirmly down against the lifts and held by the foot of the operator forthe insertion of the nails. It is obvious that the nailing-head could bemoved by a separate spring than that employed to raise the treadle, butthe form shown is preferable.

I do not wish to limit myself to the use of the spring I for moving themold-section E outward, for other well-known means might be employed formoving the section E positively in both directions. The sections D E arereadily detachable, each being secured by a single screw, so thatsections for different shapes and sizes of heels can be interchangeablyemployed.

The nailing-head serves the double function of nail-holder and platen orcompressor to compress the lifts vertically. Again, the strain of theblow for driving the nails is in part received by this platen andimparted to the heel-lifts, which are compressed by the blowsimultaneously with the blow of the nail.

I claim- 1. In a combined heel-former and nailingmachine, thecombination with a supportingbed, of a stationary sectional heel-mold, amovable sectional heel-mold operatingin conjunction therewith, avertically-movable and horizontally-swinging nail-head, and a naildrivercooperating with said nailing-head, substantially as described.

2. The combined heel-former and nailingmachine consisting substantiallyof the bed supporting a stationary sectional heel-mold, a movablesectional heel-mold operating in conjunction therewith, a nailing-headsup ported upon a swiveling rod and adapted to be moved into engagementwith the heel and moved away therefrom, and a driver detach ablyconnected thereto,substantially as specifled.

3. In combination with a heel-former and nailing-machine, the swivelingnailinghead K provided with one or more nail-orifices 0, means forelevating, swinging and depressing said head to engage with the heel andserve as a platen, substantially as specified.

4. In a heel-forming and nailing machine provided with aheel-compressing mold, the swiveling nailing-head K provided withnailholes 0, means for bringing it into position to engage with the topof the heel, in combination with the detachable driver provided withnail-en gagin g rods, substantially as specified.

5. In a heel-forming and nailing machine provided with aheel-compressing mold, the swiveling nailing-head K in combination witha stop supported upon the frame of the machine upon which the said headrests when it is swung out of the nailing position, substantially asspecified.

(3. In a heel-former and nailing-machine, employing heel-compressingmolds, the swiveling nailing-head K, means for moving said head intoengagement with the top of the heel-lifts, a stop-gage for limiting andregistering the movement of said head, substantially as specifiec Intestimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

SIMON ROSS.

Vitnesses W. R. Wool), W. F. HORMON.

